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Saw horses and plywood. Getting old here , can tell ya you’ve got to start thinking like you are now. Aches n pains have to be minimized.

If you post the KYB numbers and any others like Monroe or Gabriel I might be able to match up a set for you. No promises!!! But I do have some shocks and struts I’m cleaning house of. Most all are KYB only one or two of other brands. Good luck.

From poor memory I believe you might find it in line all alone in the engine bay. Passenger side. But my 78 4WD wagon which I’m thinking of had a winch at one time and I may be envisioning that fuse. Not able to recall ever dealing with this 5a fuse. Good luck.

Story of the day .... Cleansing my workshop of 80’s parts I sold an EA81 to a guy who drove from western Illinois to Connecticut. It was supposed to be my extremely low mile engine. At that time I was completely dipped in this Subaru - fix em and run em - sort of lifestyle. I had I think 8 or 9 EA81’s. Somehow I sold him the wrong one. He was going to use this for ultralight fun and flying over his cornfields which he said was all you could see , he was deep into the rural zone. So I offered him ALL of my EA1’s including the correct engine. He and his son drove back and got them all. They had a water pump issue , and changed that in their Dodge van , then headed back to the land of Lincoln. ( hope I got that right ). That my friend is EA81 dedication !! Best of luck with it! Enjoy !

You’re in Cali and can’t find a replacement ? I know it’s 2020 and not that many left but I’m still surprised. Good luck with it. And many of us have had engines shipped to us to save elder cars. Count me in in that one. I sure thought it was well worth it.

That picture of the two front windshields must have been put directly onto FB and likely I deleted it when some punk ticked me off. But you don’t need pics , trust us , it’s got longer “ears”. Ok buy some glass from this guy !

I did somewhere have a picture of Both with the standard against the Coupe and you can clearly see the upper “ears” are a bit pronounced on the Coupe. Will try to find that pic soon. Story - and a true one - Danny W from this board “dannybreadman” had purchased not just dealer stock that some of us have managed to find , but the Mid-Atlantic regional distribution center’s old stock !!! He sat on it and then passed it along to a guy also from here I think he was djcommie or something like that. He’s in Michigan I think , or up that way and lays low , real low. I would bet my left one that he’s holding plenty of glass. I know Danny and I communicated a lot and pretty positive he mentioned crates of glass including front windshields. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting to see if this guy is going to cut stuff loose. There’s at least two used ones in my stash. And a load of other glass too. Good luck with these. Not excited about crating glass myself but I think I’ll be doing that soon. Folks are going to have to cover my time and materials , so a $150 item will be like $250 plus shipping , but we’ll see.

Thanks all ! I think I’ll keep the wagon stock unless the great one declares the swap can be done cost effective to my budget. I don’t have the space to do this and getting too old.

Sorry to sidetrack for Preston but I’m pretty sure Todd - Subaru3 did add here somewhere that he was able to use a standard gasket for a Coupe by carefully stretching and maybe had one minor relief cut , but not sure on that. Coupe gaskets are just about impossible to find. If one shows up you know what to do. Nice thread of glass. That new unit is tempting. I also have a huge amount of glass but to have that new unit for a future resto , hmmmm.

Pardon my ignorance and lack of having my two cars to review. My soon to be daily driver 2003 Legacy wagon which I think is an L or an LS model is with Subafreak upstate. Same for the parts car 2003 GT sedan. At this moment the great one , Subafreak isn’t too sure and I’d rather bother you guys than bother him. But are those calipers the same ? And yeah just because he isn’t sure doesn’t mean he isn’t the great one. Lol

Wish you were closer. My dog is a rabbit chaser and needs the action. good luck out there man !

By all means try to keep the body style on the road if it’s within your means. Good luck with it. If it has a carburetor that isn’t in need of replacement then you’ve got a reliable runner in most cases.

Not worth the agony. Consider stepping up and getting a reliable 2.2 and the five lug , larger brakes and wheels to go with it.

You’re worrying too much about it. Just check them and good luck with the ride back. If you can cover them with insurance that might help. That’s my theory. Same with your bringing tools. You’re doing it for insurance. The couple of bucks for insurance won’t mean much but A- you’re covered if crap goes really wrong and B- it seems to me once you pay for insurance the bad apples in the organization see that and just pass it along knowing there may be an investigation. Have fun !

Tyler , this particular forum is generally for the 70’s cars and gen one brat thru 81 You might get lucky here but I’d also post where the 80’s folks can see if you didn’t already. Nuc , another member here has one on eBay , or just did. It’s the four spoke wheel which is from a GL but will swap direct for the DL two spoke. I can’t recall Tommy’s eBay name at the moment.

Just saying if I were you I’d pull the engine and get all the gaskets and seals you can while some still exist. Do it right. You have no idea what really happened and it’s just safe and smart. After that look to the EJ22 - once the 1800 reaches it point of no return. Good luck and enjoy it ! Best year to have.

Have your dealer look at the west coast supply house. Not sure where you are but here in CT that’s what I had my local dealer parts guru good guy do for me. God luck.

One on the way , I can just sense it.

Let’s read the theory behind this one. As for shifter bushings , I sold what might be my only set to someone not too long ago on eBay. I can’t recall who at the moment but discussion was that they should be copied. FYI you folks should be aware that there is also a seat bushing at the end of the lever where it meets the transmission. And also the seal should be replaced. This info is for the single range on demand 4WD Good luck with it.

Oh man it’ll be some hack effort but I’ll see how soon I can devote such time. Right now I’m trying to sell parts off and a million other things too.

Ok that’s out of the way so it’s story time kids. Can’t do this today with a contemporary Subaru. We were working a job across the Sound here and needed to take the ferry boat. It’s about a half hour trip. As soon as we exited our vehicles the rest of the gang went up to the lounge and generally left me alone there with all the vehicles. One guy came back to check on me. I had a FWD 1986 or was it 85? GL fivespeed - the legend ! Not kidding. That right rear wheel bearing got swapped out , hand packing the new one and was lowering the car back down as the ferry slowed to dock. I got applauded ! The guy maintaining the paddock watched most of it. You could see his face , not that I looked up much during the work , but as time went on he showed extreme relief!! “Man I’m glad you got dat dun” Mine was one of the cars at the rear so I would have blocked a lot of people. thanks for reading. Best audience ever ! Be well.

Inspiration !! Very cool ! I see myself doing a variation. Thanks for the insight and hope you appreciate the flattery when I do my own. Oh big ideas !!! Lol

Got a second vehicle to operate while you put this one on stands ? Probably easy for me to say gather all the parts because I can easily come up with them and others may not. But my opinion is that if you search , really search and devote appropriate time you will come up with the parts you need. Assuming you don’t need to replace the calipers and rotors. Although even those are still out there if you .....really search. To me given the age of these vehicles a thorough exchange brake components and lines are top priority. Do it all now before parts are gone for good. Re-seal / overhaul kits can be found for the calipers and drum cylinders. Lines can be made. Some 80’s front flexible lines can be worked as I recall. And yes there are master cylinders too. It’s your baby. Just do it all and be proud of it. Anything short and you’re just waiting for the next episode. Just my opinion. Good luck.

All I wanted was a Pepsi , mom !!! Lol

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